Miki jumped slightly as Juri slammed her hands on to the table Utena clasped her cup grateful that it didn't spill. "What do you mean?!" Miki held up his hand waiting for Juri to calm down, his voice was mellow as he spoke. "They have to want to grow up." Utena's eyes looked up on him "However it was you Utena who made us realize we needed to grow." Juri took her seat "So if Utena hadn't been there at all…" Miki smiled sadly "We would still be there existing in a dream world." Utena spoke the question that Juri feared "But how did you realize all of this?" Miki smiled as he told them of his observations.
Footsteps echoed off the walls of the academy going towards the dueling arena. Miki was fallowing Juri uncertain of her plans, was she going to follow Utena's footsteps to the end of the world? He saw the childhood friend of Juri's walking with her, he sighed lightly she was going to do it. Revolutionize the world for the one she loved, before entering he heard Juri's voice "No matter what happens Shiori I…" her voice trailed off unable to speak "I know Juri I love you too." He watched as Shiori gave Juri a brief kiss on the cheek. A blush shoot across the taller girl's nose they stood in silence for a while until Juri was ready to enter the arena. Miki hadn't done the math right, he'd waited too long until he got in to the arena to watch. He'd missed the elevator by only second "Drats…" now he had to run towards the council's ledge. He'd giving it that name since only the student council used it to watch the duels from a distance. He rushed with all of his might towards the hiding place knowing that if he missed this duel he'd never forgive himself.
Reaching the tucked away area he huffed as he cleared the sweat from his forehead. He fumbled with the lorgnette* as he shook still catching his breath. There! He though as he spotted Juri's orange curls fly out of view. His mind raced for only a moment as he saw Akio follow weaving in and out of the cars. Miki of course knew instantly that everyone of those vehicles where nothing more than a copy of the chairmen's own red convertible. The two fought around the arena, Juri was slowing down she was obviously tired which was odd. However Akio looked worse, Miki's eyes caught sight of Shiori who just stood there watching. The duel looked as if it would end as Juri hit the side of the arena facing the edge she turned only to see Akio running towards her. Miki let out a wail as he saw Juri and Akio topple over the edge of the arena. Fear was an understatement for him, his heart stopped as the bells rang out in the distance. He sank down to the ground unable to move for what felt like an hour, it was only several minutes. The next thing Miki knew he was at the bottom of the dueling arena his eyes only caught the uniforms of both. However he didn't spot a rose in tact both of the roses were destroyed whether be it from the fall or from a sword he didn't know. The next day as he walked around the campus he could hear everyone talk about Juri. However there was only a little murmur of Shiori it would seem that she was the only one who had no clue.
Utena's voice forced the story to a halt "You mean she forgot?" Miki looked at Juri "Just like everyone else did when you revolutionized the world. However it only affected her…" Juri only got up to get some water she didn't say a word. When she took her seat staring in to her cup, "She wasn't ready to grow up I guess…" said Utena sadly, Juri shook her head "She lied like she always has." She let out a sigh before continuing "I guess he was right all along." Ruka's words whispered in her ear "She's spoiled pushy and self centered not to mention a liar sorry who would want a girl like that?" Miki rubbed his hands together obviously nervous "I went back before I came here…" the two of them looked up at him in slight shock "Why?" asked Juri in a whisper he smiled "Just to see if the ring would come back." Both eye brows shot up "That's a weird reason for going back Miki."
Utena said stating the obvious he shifted his body weight. "Yes but it was worth it, the ring did come back however it was black." Chills ran down Utena's spine as Juri simply clasped a hand over her heart. "I thought the black rose seal was only for the dead of Nemuro Memorial Hall." Miki nodded towards Utena "In a sense we are dead just not to each other." Juri clicked her glass "Now how the hell does that make sense?" Utena shot up a hand as if she was in a class room "Mikage used the dead rings to bring about dullest for end of the world. And since we that is Juri, you and myself revolutionized our world we became dead to the school." Miki laughed "Well more or less, with Juri and I as the unexplained ends. We are only dead to one singular person." Juri looked at the clock "I'll get the mail." Utena shook her head "I need to stretch my legs." Juri shrugged letting her leave. Miki and her discussed the reason for their rings becoming black, until Utena's return. "So when we beat Akio we died as children and became adults." Miki said as if he was a professor teaching a class. Juri rubbed her temples it hurt trying to comprehend their own demise. Utena let out a shocked in hail she rushed to the table showing a small white envelope in very distinct hand writing.